Harvard finishes last in nonprofit's 'free speech' rankings of 254 colleges: 'Abysmal'

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The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) pegged Harvard University with the lowest free speech score in the country when compared to hundreds of other colleges.

Bill Wells and Nicole Neily discuss how parents want to have a role in their kids' education on ‘Fox News @ Night.’" score among 254 American colleges and universities in a recent report from Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression .

"The administration really sets the tone for a campus," FIRE director of polling told Fox News Digital about its report. Stevens also said he was especially concerned about rising student tolerance of violence as an acceptable means to stopAnother issue that's important to maintaining a high free speech ranking for FIRE is the success of cancellation campaigns on campus. At Harvard, those deplatforming attempts are especially useful, even resulting in the"revocation of a speaking invitation to feminist philosopher Devin Buckley," according to the report.

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